CN1054001C - Method and apparatus for locating electrical circuit members - Google Patents
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Abstract
Electrical components such as IC modules and printed circuit boards, at least one of which has an array of solder balls or other protruding conductors, are connected quickly, precisely and economically with a component locator having openings adapted to capture the protruding conductors. The locator is aligned with one of the components, and the other component is pressed against the locator. The protruding conductors enter the capture openings and complete electrical circuits with contacts on the other conductor.
Description
The present invention relates to the electrical connector field.Relate in particular to a kind of method and apparatus that is used to locate with the alignment circuit member, such as integrated circuit or chip module, printed circuit board (PCB), and make these parts can be accurately and the electrical connector that connects economically.
Along with the trend of the lasting miniaturization of electrical system, as information processing system (computer), the desktop case, car computer and similar system, the mistake tolerance limit that is used for link in these systems also continues to reduce.Because the spacing of array tightens, that is, because the distance between the ball reduces, the tolerance limit that does not line up diminishes and the danger that is connected to wrong solder joint increases.
A kind of system that is used to connect electric component or module is called ball grid array or BGA usually, uses a kind of little welded ball array, is typically 90/10 scolding tin,, the scolding tin of the lead of 90% tin and 10% is arranged that is.These balls are connected to contact solder joint on the module with low melting point scolding tin, are typically 63/37 scolding tin (63% tin and 37% lead).With the location of the module of bead make bead with such as printed circuit board (PCB), the connector of printed circuit board (PCB), or the lip-deep solder joint of other electric component or the conductor of other module contact.Solder joint on other conductor also scribbles soldering paste, and 63/37 scolding tin normally is with receiver module.Typically, make two parts combine to this assembly heating with the fusing soldering paste then.By this way bonding, module is by the 63/37 scolding tin location of refluxing and fixing.Bead must accurately align with the contact solder joint and be connected to avoid incorrect.
In fact the processing of scolding tin makes own is the center with the contact solder joint on module.Yet, in some cases, do not wish for good and all bonding when temporarily assembling such as be used for test when parts.In these cases, need another kind of mechanism to carry out same function with identical precision with minimum cost.
An object of the present invention is to provide a kind of improved method and apparatus and be used for location and connecting circuit member.The mechanism that further purpose provides a kind of economy is located corresponding to other electric component ball grid array with the margin within ball center ± 0.0762mm, ball grid array comprises TBGA or dribbling grid array, CBGA or Ceramic Balls grid array, and PBGA or baton round grid array, the dribbling grid array uses band (typically being polyimides) carrier with wiring or installation ball, ball in the Ceramic Balls grid array puts on the solder joint or contact on the electroceramics carrier, and the baton round grid array uses certain plastics or organic carrier.
These purposes realize that with a kind of connector system this system adopts a kind of electric insulation part locator between two electric components that will link to each other.One of them parts has a plurality of conductive contacts at least on a surface, a plurality of soldered balls are arranged on another parts, and scolding tin row or other conductive member stretch out from least one surface.Each conductive member space of stretching out is to contact at least one contact on another parts.Have a plurality of balls to catch the hole on the positioning parts device, the size in these holes with make at interval some conductive member that stretches out at least extend in the hole and link to each other with the contact of preliminary election on first parts.The positioning parts device suitably aligns with second parts, and holds it in desired position.
Another object of the present invention provides a kind of improved method and is used for an electric component with the conductor that stretches out from least one surface is positioned with respect to second electric component.There is adjustable hole to align with second electric component with one with the positioning parts device that receives the described conductor that stretches out.First electric component is placed so that the conductor extension that stretches out contacts in the hole of positioning parts device and with predetermined contact on second parts against the positioning parts device.First parts are pressed locator to be fixed in position and to guarantee electric contact.
A further object of the invention provides the feasible method that can test parts at least of a plurality of electric components of a kind of temporary transient connection.The positioning parts device is alignd with one of them parts, and these parts have the contact at least on a surface.Porose on the positioning parts device, corresponding at least some contact of the spacing in these holes.Second parts are alignd with the positioning parts device, and these parts have the conductor that stretches out, and these conductor spaces also are adjusted to complete circuit with the preliminary election contact.Second parts are placed feasible some described conductor extension that stretches out at least with respect to positioner frame to contact in some described hole and with some described contact.Then second parts biasing member locator is used for test to guarantee good electric contact.
If desired, can move second parts and positioner frame after test makes framework can be used for the other test of other parts.Perhaps, positioner frame also can be stayed the welding part of two parts to guarantee good connection and to make the risk of short-circuits minimum.
In detailed description subsequently, other purpose of the present invention and advantage will be apparent.
Fig. 1 is the decomposition diagram of one embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is the perspective view that is applicable to the integrated chip module of system shown in Fig. 1.This module is the electrical connector that stretches out from a side of module with explanation of upset.
Fig. 3 is the perspective view of a positioning parts device.
The fragmentary sectional view of the amplification of each component locations among Fig. 1 that Fig. 4 represents to assemble up.
Fig. 5 represents the detailed view of the further amplification of employed curved bar connector in the compressible connector assembly of illustrated system.
Fig. 6 is the detailed view that further amplifies of a curved bar connector that is intercepted along the line 6-6 among Fig. 5.This figure has represented the soldered ball on curved bar connector and the IC circuit module, with the hole on the film that heavily distributes, with the positioning parts device that uses in the native system, and with printed circuit board (PCB) on the relation of contact.
Fig. 7 is the fragmentary sectional view along Fig. 4 center line 7-7.
Fig. 8 A, 8B and 8C are the perspectives of optional positioning parts device, scrap detail view.
Fig. 9 is the decomposition diagram of employed compressible connector assembly in Fig. 1 system.
Figure 10 is that expression is used for the casing frame of compressible connector assembly and partial cross section's perspective view of this connector assembly, and it illustrates the assembling of these parts.
Figure 11 is the plane graph of gib shown in Fig. 1, and in 4 pins of positioning element two head imagination is in the starting position of locking process, and these pin positioning elements also are fixed together system with gib.
Figure 12 A is along the cross sectional elevation of Figure 11 center line 12-12 when locking process is finished.Figure 12 B and Figure 12 C are the cross section detailed view of groove in the gib, and wherein pin is firm.
Figure 13 is the perspective view of an actuator, and it can be used on the position of the gib shown in Fig. 1,11 and 12.
Figure 14 is the front view of actuator shown in Figure 13.
Embodiments of the present invention shown in Fig. 1 are bottom-up to be comprised: locator/stiffening piece 120, pad 140, printed circuit board (PCB) accessory 160, the compressible connector accessory 170 that has shell 190, the heavily distribution film 210 that has hole 213, positioning parts device 220, integrated circuit (IC) module 240 and gib or actuator 260, sometimes with locator/stiffening piece, pad, compressible connector accessory, shell, the film that heavily distributes, positioning parts device and gib are called socket, and it is connected to IC module 240 on the PC plate 160.
Can find out among Fig. 2, wherein IC module 240 be turn so that the connector member above it to be described better, module 240 comprises the outer metal cap 242 of a chip (not demonstrating), and the charge carrier 244 that multirow soldered ball 246 is arranged on surface.Charge carrier 244 can be a pottery, and organic substance is as a kind of polyimides KAPTON that is usually used in the TBGA carrier that is made by Du Pont (Dupont)
TM, or be usually used in the expoxy glass insulating barrier of PBGA carrier.Ball 246 is electrically connected by the chip in circuit in the circuit carrier 244 and the shell 242.
For illustrative ease, shown 3 row balls 246 (every side) on the IC module 240, there are 19 balls in the outermost delegation of every side, in great majority are realized, ball will evenly be separated on the surface of carrier 244, and the number of ball will be complementary with the number of contacts on the compressible connector 170.The compressible connector here has 25 * 25 or 625 contacts.The present invention then can be used for multiple connector assembly and module, comprise from the module that 12 * 17 soldered ball is arranged so far can getable maximum module--the 50mm of grid
239 * 39 ball grid is arranged on the area.
Fig. 3 represents positioning parts device 220, and it is used for the IC module 240 (as shown in Fig. 1 and 4) and the film 210 that heavily distributes, compressible connector assembly 170 and 160 alignment of PC plate.Positioning parts device 220 has is with centre bore 224 on framework 222, the framework.Only when needs align, just ball is set on positioning parts framework 222 and catches hole 226, this no more than usually quantity of 1/2 along soldered ball on the block length.For example, for the array of 25 * 25 balls, there have 12 balls to catch the hole along every side of positioner frame to be just enough.This has reduced the processing time that is used to make these frameworks, thereby has reduced cost.Can utilize the numerical-control processing method or the laser processing of standard to make framework.Perforation/the pressing mold of available routine is made in a large number.
The material of positioning parts device 220 should be electric insulation and its thermal expansion character should be correspondingly be complementary with the thermal expansion character of printed circuit board (PCB) 160, be preferably between 15% to 20%.A heat that produces or experience when this material is also wanted to stand parts work.For example, it is aging and temporarily connect part to be used for module at framework, and framework must stand to reach the temperature of 48 hours 150 degree.
The material that the positioning parts device is used for electric insulation is VALOX preferably
RFilm, a kind of thermoplastic polyester material who is the different-thickness thin slice that can obtain from General Electric's Plastics Company easily.In order to reduce the contraction in the operation, before making framework, can heat 30 minutes to this material precompressed or under 160 degree by NC processing or laser processing.
As can be seen from Figure 6, soldered ball 246 extends to the hole 213 that also contacts in the hole 226 in the film 210 that heavily distributes when build-up member, and this helps to prevent to damage soldered ball.Film 210 is preferably such as KAPTON
TMPolyimides or other suitable insulation body, as glass epoxy.On film, form passage 212 and fill to form hole 213 with the technology of routine with copper or other suitable electric conducting material.Described in people's such as Busacco United States Patent (USP) 5,248,262, also can plate dendrite (dendrite) and strengthen being electrically connected between soldered ball and the hole copper.
Preferably as shown in Figure 7,220 of positioning parts devices are caught the sub-fraction ball.IC module shown in Fig. 7 has 625 soldered balls 246 (among Fig. 2, for illustrative ease has only been drawn than the ball among the layman), and positioning parts device 220 has 48 balls to catch hole 226.The manufacturing tolerance limit that the typical case of institute adopts when making such as the IC module of module 240 and the parts that are attached thereto, if so Duo ball correctly aligns, other ball may not line up hardly.
Fig. 8 A, 8B and 8C have illustrated three kinds in many kinds distortion in the fin of catching soldered ball and hole.Among Fig. 8 A, can find out two fins 328 side-prominent from positioning parts device framework 322.Each fin has two balls to catch hole 326.The soldered ball among the layman in the array is as shown in Figure 2 caught in location, and another locate in the capture array in the middle of soldered ball among row or the expert.
Fig. 8 B has illustrated that another kind has 4 balls to catch the improved fin 428 in hole.Two location catch in the ball array ball among the layman and two location catch in the middle of or the soldered ball among the expert.This execution mode, and 7 and 8A shown in mode, can revise easily to satisfy the needs of special connection.With the fin shown in Fig. 8 A and the 8B, and other distortion, may each side of framework use more fin with more approx near the hole count in the fin shown in Fig. 3 and 7, or farthest the ball of being separated by on the side of framework is caught the distance between the hole.Also can revise ball and catch the shape in hole to adapt to specific application.For example, may have the hole of turbination cross section (i.e. bottom bigger than the top) in the bottom in hole or the hole of countersunk is arranged, the scolding tin that refluxes with control also provides added space to it.Also can use the inverted cone of soldered ball 226 and bottom, the hole scolding tin control that is used to reflux that helps to align of a kind of circular cone with top of catching hole-hole of funnel form.
The connector of these and other is caught the hole and also be can be used for the scolding tin row, the conductor that other form is stretched out, and soldered ball 226 described herein uses together.For design with make these connectors those skilled in the art, many other distortion are conspicuous.
Locator fin in the time soldered ball accurately need being located corresponding to contact mechanism among Fig. 8 A and the 8B can be integrated in all types of sockets and the tester.They need be on an independent sheet, as shown in Figure 3, but can cast or attached on jack housing or the movable device.
Fig. 8 C has illustrated another kind of locator fin 528, wherein catches hole 526 for semicircle, and it only obtains half of soldered ball.This mode is particularly suitable for molded in a large number.
As shown in Figures 9 and 10, compressible connector assembly 170 comprises top shell 172 and drain pan 174, and each is preferably by a kind of product RYTON of Philps Petroleum Company
TMMake.On top shell 172 and the drain pan 174 a series of slots are arranged, be respectively 176 and 178, they support a series of curved bar connectors 180, and one of them as shown in Figure 4.
Be used for having on sheet spring 192 and three sides (having left out one of them) on the side of shell 190 of compressible connector assembly 170 flange 193 is arranged for assembling process is described better.Spill top margin 172 and flange 193 couplings are arranged on three sides of the top shell 172 of connector assembly.As shown in Figure 10, compressible connector assembly 170 inserts in the shell 190 by that side that extruding does not have spill top margin and sheet spring 192 to collide on the connector assembly 170, and in the hole that subsequently relative laterally inclined insertion is limited by flange 193.Sheet spring 192 is fixed on connector assembly the position that needs then.The sheet spring also allows connector assembly to slide to hold the bending of single curved bar connector 180 between top shell 172 and drain pan 174.
As shown in Fig. 5 and 6, each curved bar connector 180 is made up of a series of conductive components or bus 182, and they are beryllium-bronze preferably, but also can be copper, phosphorescence bronze or other suitable conductor.Bus 182 covers one deck polyimides 183 or other suitable insulation body on each face.Hole 182 in the polyimide layer allows single bus 182 to carry out independent machinery and electro ultrafiltration.Near little 185 of the top of bus 182 bar is fixed together.
Extend by the groove on top shell 172 and the drain pan 174 176,178 top of bus 182 and bottom.By can finding out among Fig. 6, top 186 designs of each bus, the location, and be adjusted to some holes 213 in the film 210 that heavily distributes and contact.The film that heavily distributes prevents owing to the motion of bus 182 when curved bar connector 180 pressurizeds or when unclamping damages soldered ball.
Soldered ball on the integrated circuit modules 240 is contact hole 213 also, and form IC chip from module through soldered ball 226 and hole 213 to the circuit on bus 182 tops 186.The bottom 188 of bus 182 forms circuit with printed circuit board (PCB) 160 lip-deep contacts 168.
Similar these system can be used for fast, tests accurately, economically the electric component of all IC modules as described.Positioning parts device 220 allows under full customization environment or quick-change module when testing in brassboard and the module prototype.Locator provides necessary device to contact the solder joint place module contact is navigated to plate.These locators also can be used for the module arrangement or coupling is gathered with the optimal module coupling of definite certain application-specific, and these locators are used for constructing card or plate accessory in module arrangement or coupling.In other application, system that can heating component when the positioning parts device exists, thereby the scolding tin of bottom and form two permanent electrical between the parts and connect around the solder balls.
With reference to figure 1,4,11,12 are appreciated that the assembling of above-mentioned parts.By benchmark pin 125 with rotate the pin one 27 various parts that can assemble directly or indirectly and align.Rotate pin one 27 from benchmark pin 125 diagonal process locator/stiffening piece 120.Benchmark pin 125 promptly on the plane of PC plate 160, is controlled the position of each member on socket and the plate on X and Y direction.Pad 140, printed circuit board (PCB) 160, the shell 190 of compressible circuit connector, each in heavily distribute film 210 and the positioning parts device 220 all has a datum hole (being respectively 145,165,195,215 and 225), and their size is fit to benchmark pin 125.(diameter of benchmark pin 125 is about 3.45 ± 0.013mn, hole 145,165, and 195,215,225 diameter is about 3.5 ± 0.025mm.) similarly, the size of the baseline trough 285 of gib 260 also is fit to benchmark pin 125.
Can be clear that from Fig. 7 rotating pin one 27 is rhombus, the rotation of each member on its control socket and the plate.The size and the rotation hole 147 of the long-diagonal of this pin, 167,197,217 and 227 (at pad 140, printed circuit board (PCB) 160, the shell 190 that is used for compressible circuit connector is in heavily distribute film 210 and the positioning parts device 220) and gib 260 in rotation slot 265 big or small identical, it controls the rotation of these members about benchmark pin 125.The rhombus of pin one 27 helps the assembling of member in the time on the size nuance being arranged.
Locator/stiffening piece 120 also has two clamping pin ones 29.Pad 140, printed circuit board (PCB) 160 is used for the shell 190 of compressor circuit connector, and each in heavily distribute film 210 and the positioning parts device 220 all has two clamping holes 149,169,199,219 and 229 that are designed to be fit to clamping pin one 29.Clamping pin one 29 is used from the clamping socket member with benchmark pin 125 and rotation pin one 27 1.
Rotation hole 147,167,197,217 and 227, rotate the long-diagonal of pin one 27, and rotate the 135 all big of pin one 27 than benchmark and clamping hole.Like this, have only when each parts when identical just can be fixed together, this helps to guarantee soldered ball 226, hole 213, the top 186 of bus and bottom 188 in the curved bar connector, and all correctly alignment of the contact on the printed circuit board (PCB) 166.The corner of pad, the shell of compressible connector assembly, positioning parts device and gib all are chamfering (with the miter angle cuttings), otherwise be exactly mark, and printed circuit board (PCB) and IC module all be mark with help assembling and guarantee each member or module to the printed circuit board (PCB) upper contact correctly towards.
The first step of assembling process is that pad 140 is placed on benchmark, on rotation and the clamping pin one 25,127,129.In the illustrated execution mode of Fig. 1, pad is made by elastomeric material, thereby the parts that this material provides elastic force to compress slightly in whole accessory to be assembled are in order to the installation of gib 260.Elastomeric pad also keeps in touch pressure to the parts that assembled.As described below, non-resilient pad uses with another embodiment of the invention.
With the benchmark pin, rotate pin and clamping pin and insert on PC plate 160 and the shell 190 in the corresponding hole, and compressible connector accessory 170 is placed on position suitable as mentioned above on the pin.Shell 190 is fixing in position with connector assembly with the tolerance limit of ± 0.0254mm.
To heavily distribute then film 210 and positioning parts device 220 is placed on the pin, and IC module 240 is placed on the soldered ball 246 that makes on the positioning parts device framework 220 on the module enters ball and catch hole 226.Positioning parts device 220 is processed into the precision location of soldered ball 246 with ± 0.0762mm.Can partly obtain this precision by catching hole 226 with the ball on the laser milling machine processing component locator 220.
By being placed on, gib 260 just finished assembling on the IC module.Illustrated gib comprises that three kinds of dissimilar holes are beneficial to assemble and the suitable rotation slot 265 that rotates the keyhole shape of pin one 27 of clamping-a size, the clamp grooves 275 of the keyhole shape of a but big or small suitable clamping pin one 29 basic identical with rotation slot, a size is fit to the trapezoidal baseline trough 285 of semicircle of benchmark pin 125, and the trapezoidal clamp grooves 295 of semicircle of a suitable clamping pin one 29 of size.
From Figure 12 A, can most clearly find out, rotate to have on pin one 27 and the clamping pin one 29 to be fixed on and add major part 135,137 on the complete assembly than the slightly little neck curved 131,133 in pin bottom with gib 260.The cylindrical hole 266 that major part 135 passes through that adds that can allow to rotate pin one 27 is arranged on the rotation slot 265, the cylindrical hole 276 that major part 137 passes through that adds that can allow clamping pin one 29 is arranged on the clamp grooves 275.Dovetail groove 267,277 extends to the left side of cylindrical hole 266,276.In these dovetail grooves 267,277 each all has inverted draw cut 268,278 to extend to shoulder axle 269,279 from the gib top.Inverted draw cut 268,278 and cylindrical hole 266,276 are the same all enough wide with 137 of 135 or the clamping pin one 29 that hold rotation pin one 27 respectively.
Kerve 270,280 extends to the bottom of gib from shoulder axle 269,279.Kerve is for rotating and clamping pin one 25,127 neck separately bends 131,133rd, and is enough wide, but deficiency is so that 135,137 the passing through of pin.As described below, the inclined-plane that the side limited 272,282 of kerve 270,280 is used for gib being blocked and the parts of assembling being exerted pressure.
The structure of trapezoidal baseline trough 285 of semicircle and clamp grooves 275 is similar to dovetail groove 267 and 277.In the trapezoidal baseline trough 285,295 of semicircle each all comprises inverted draw cut 288 (cephalopodium to corresponding benchmark or clamping pin is enough big), shoulder axle 289 and kerve 290 (minimum neck with respective pin is curved the same wide, but not enough so that head passes through).The inclined-plane that the side limited 292 of kerve 290 and inclined-plane 272,282 one in the kerve 270,280 are used from and gib are blocked and the parts of assembling are exerted pressure.
Gib is placed on make on the parts of assembling and rotates 135 of pin one 27 and enter cylindrical hole 266 in the rotation slot 265 of keyhole shape, and make 137 of one of them clamping pin enter cylindrical hole 276 in the clamp grooves 275 of keyhole shape.To gib pressurization with compression gasket 140 and allow pin 135,137 by rotating and the shoulder axles 269 and 279 of location notch 265,275.Utilize the protruding knob at gib top to make gib 260 slide into the feasible rotation in the right then, the head of clamping and benchmark pin is sliding goes up by kerve 270,280 290 the inclined-plane that the side limited 272,282,292 and enter by shoulder axle 269,279, the back of 289 inverted draw cuts 268,278,288 that support.Inclined-plane and shoulder axle are designed to the electric component of assembling is applied and keep desired contact pressure with locator/stiffening piece 120 and pad 140.This pressure is applied on the IC module 240, is sent to bus 182 by the soldered ball on the module 240 246 through via hole 213, and is sent to contact 166 on the printed circuit board (PCB) 160 by bus.In this process, illustrated in 262 as United States Patent (USP) 5,248, curved bar connector 180 pressurizeds contract deflect into one they can keep the position of desired pressure, typically be the power of each ball 50 gram on the parts.Like this, except guaranteeing soldered ball 146, hole 213, the accurate alignment between curved bar connector 180 and the printed circuit board contact 168 and suitably be connected outside, this contact pressure that is provided is provided has guaranteed good being electrically connected between the parts.In other execution mode of the present invention, connector assembly 220 can omit, and soldered ball or other connection of stretching out can directly contact with the contact on second parts.
The framework 121 of locator/stiffening piece 120 comprises a cross member 122 of joining with center hub 123.Wheel hub is reinforced assembly, makes the pressure that is applied on the IC module 240 can exceedingly not make printed circuit board (PCB) 160 distortion.Locator/stiffening piece 120 can comprise the actuator leading screw 134 that extends by the screwed hole in the center hub 123 124 alternatively.Actuator leading screw 134 can be used for regulating the pressure on the pad 140, and pad 140 is pushed away locator/stiffening piece 120 so that PC plate 160 is pressed to gib 260.This makes each hole on the curved bar connector 180 crooked also counterweight distribution films 210 apply the specified power of normal 50 grams.When being used for this mode, pad 140 must be able to support the PC plate and prevent its bending owing to curved bar connector 180 applied forces.Like this, when using with leading screw 134, pad 140 is stiff.Otherwise pad 140 is made by elastomeric material.
Figure 13 and 14 has illustrated a kind of actuator 360 of optional place of actuator 260.Actuator 360 has an actuator leading screw 372 that has defined the framework 362 of central passage 364 and extended to central passage 364 through the perforation 370 in the framework.A pressure block 380 has been installed in the bottom of actuator leading screw 372 makes leading screw to rotate with respect to this piece.The rotation of leading screw moves up and down pressure block 380 in central passage 364, and pressure block is exerted pressure to IC module 340.
Similar to module 240, module 340 has the array of soldered ball 346 on its lower surface.Module 340 also has a radiator 350 that adheres to its upper surface.Radiator, pressure block and actuator frame preferably all are made of metal, so that be used for the heat radiation of IC module jointly.
Similar to the gib shown in Fig. 1, actuator 360 has a size to be fit to rotate the rotation slot (corner above being hidden among Figure 13) of pin one 27.Actuator 360 also has the semicircle baseline trough 365 of the suitable benchmark pin 125 of a size, and size is fit to the keyhole shape clamp grooves 366 and the semicircle clamp grooves 368 of clamping pin one 29.Because actuator 360 does not adopt ramp effect that parts are exerted pressure, these grooves do not have the inclined-plane shown in Figure 11 and 12.In others, these grooves are then basic identical.
Actuator 360 utilizes actuator leading screw and pressure block that parts are exerted pressure.The head 374 of actuator leading screw 372 has hexagon 376 jacks, and it can hold suitable spanner, is preferably the calibrated torque driver.Required torque is according to nodule number on the module and difference.For 625 balls, torque typically is about 4in-lbs.
The method of similarly using optional actuator leading screw 134 in center hub 124 and exerting pressure can adopt in the execution mode in Fig. 1.As mentioned above, this actuator leading screw 134 except the electric component in the system is produced the pressure, can also help printed circuit board (PCB) 160 to bear from top applied pressure.Make system is applied load and supporting printing circuit bar by metal or other rigid material with the improved pad that actuator leading screw 134 uses to prevent that it is crooked in actuating.
The invention provides a kind of adjustable system that is used for locating accurately and fast and economically electric component like this, as can be seen.Illustrated execution mode provides a kind of and has been used for accurately and fast and economically among the present invention, or temporarily is used to test or for good and all aligns and connect the device of electric component.The probability that does not line up with short circuit significantly reduces.As above annotate, the present invention can obtain 0.0762mm or better tolerance limit.Those skilled in the art can understand, can make many improvement to these execution modes in the defined category of the present invention by following claim.
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1. device that is used for electric interconnection first circuit member and second circuit member, this first circuit member has electric contact on the surface of described member, and this second circuit member has conductor and stretches out from the surface of described second member, it is characterized in that it comprises:
An electric insulation part locator; And
Be used for device that described positioning parts device is alignd with described first circuit member;
Described positioning parts device comprises a plurality of holes of catching, their size and position make the described conductor extension that stretches out in described hole, thus described second circuit member is positioned on the preposition, and locatees described conductor, with the preliminary election contact formation circuit on described first circuit member.
2. according to the device of claim 1, it is characterized in that the described conductor that stretches out comprises an array of metal balls; Described positioning parts device comprises a framework that centre bore is arranged; And the described hole of catching is arranged in the described framework that centers on described centre bore.
3. according to the device of claim 2, it is characterized in that described framework comprises one or more fins that extend to described centre bore, have at least some described hole of catching to be positioned at least one described fin.
4. according to the device of claim 2, it is characterized in that described diameter of catching the hole is about 1.016mm, and the diameter of described ball is about 0.889mm.
5. according to the device of claim 2, it is characterized in that described Metal Ball contains scolding tin.
6. according to the device of claim 1, it is characterized in that described positioning parts device comprises thermoplastic polyester's sheet.
7. according to the device of claim 6, it is characterized in that described thermoplastic polyester heats about 30 minutes to reduce the contraction in the operation under the temperature of about 160 degree.
8. according to the device of claim 1, it is characterized in that:
Described first circuit member comprises a compressible connector assembly that is electrically connected with printed circuit board (PCB); And
Described second circuit member comprises an integrated circuit modules that has welded ball array on described component surface.
9. device according to Claim 8 is characterized in that:
It further comprises a heavily distribution film of being made by electrical insulating material, there are a plurality of conductive holes to extend on this material by described electrical insulating material, described film makes at least some soldered balls contact with some described hole at least between described integrated circuit modules or described compressible connector assembly;
Wherein said compressible connector assembly comprises a plurality of crooked conduction connectors, one end of at least some crooked conduction connectors contacts with the solder joint that contacts on the described printed circuit board (PCB), and the other end contacts with a certain described hole, thus described soldered ball is connected electrically to contacting on the solder joint on the described printed circuit board (PCB) through described hole with described crooked conduction connector.
10. one kind is used to locate and be electrically connected first electric component of a plurality of contacts and a plurality of connectors that stretch out second electric component of conductor are arranged, and comprising:
Compressible connector assembly with a plurality of curved bar connectors, each described curved bar connector comprises a plurality of conductive components, these conductive components have and are suitable for first and second ends that extend from described compressible connector assembly, and described first end of described conductive component contacts with described contact on described first parts;
Electric insulation part locator between described compressible connector assembly and described second parts, described positioning parts device comprises a plurality of holes, and the size in these holes and interval make at least some described conductors that stretch out can extend in the described hole;
Thus described second electric component is remained on the position of preliminary election, the preliminary election end of described conductor that stretches out and described curved bar connector produces and is electrically connected, and the contact generation that the described conductor dbus that stretches out is crossed on described curved bar conductive component and the described printed circuit board (PCB) is electrically connected.
11. the connector according to claim 10 is characterized in that:
It further comprises a heavily distribution film of being made by electrical insulating material, have a plurality of conductive holes to extend by described electric conducting material on this film, described film makes at least some described conductors that stretch out contact with some described hole at least between described integrated circuit modules and described compressible connector assembly;
At least some described conductors of stretching out produce through described holes and some described curved bar connector at least and electricly contact and pass through on described hole and described curved bar connector and described first electric component at least that some contact produces electric the contact thus.
12. connector according to claim 10, it is characterized in that described first electric component is that printed circuit board (PCB) and described compressible connector assembly are installed in the connector assembly shell, it further comprises an alignment member, a plurality of pins that this member has a pedestal and extends from described pedestal, described pin is also adjusted through the hole on the described printed circuit board (PCB) in the location, through the hole on the described connector assembly shell, through the hole on the described positioning parts device, and through the extension of the hole on the gib member, this gib member is located and is adjusted to described second electric component is fixed on the described positioning parts device.
13., it is characterized in that the described conductor that stretches out comprises soldered ball according to the connector of claim 10.
14., it is characterized in that described first circuit member comprises a printed circuit board (PCB), and described second circuit member comprises an integrated circuit modules according to the connector of claim 13.
15. the method that integrated circuit modules is located with respect to printed circuit board (PCB), this module has conductor stretches out from the surface of described module, and this method comprises:
A compressible connector assembly is alignd with respect to described printed circuit assembly;
With respect to described compressible connector assembly alignment, this positioning framework has adjustable hole to receive the described conductor that stretches out with a positioning framework; And
Described module is placed on the described positioning framework, and the described thus connector that stretches out extends in the described hole and is electrically connected with pre-fixed contact on the described connector assembly.
16. temporary transient method that connects a plurality of electric components, first described parts have contact and second described parts to have the conductor that stretches out at least one surface, these conductor separation and be adjusted to described contact in the preliminary election contact form circuit, this method comprises:
A positioning framework is alignd with respect to described first parts, and this positioning framework has adjustable hole to receive the described conductor that stretches out;
Described second parts are placed on the described positioning framework, and the described thus connector that stretches out extends in the described hole and is electrically connected with the pre-fixed contact of described first parts.
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